High in the Berkeley Hills sits an updated mid-century modern home that for the homeowners, feels like a cabin nestled in the treetops. Klopf designed a remodel and addition to bring the house into the 21st century indoor-outdoor living.
The homeowners had just completed a full kitchen remodel and wanted to modernize more of the house to match the new kitchen and open design with more of a connection to the backyard.
Project: Modern Inversion Architects: Klopf Architecture Project team: Geoff Campen, John Klopf, Sherry Tan, and Alison Markowitz-Chan Interior furnishings and decoration: Urbanism Designs Contractor: San Francisco Design and Construction Landscape Architect: Terremoto Structural Engineer: ZFA Location: San Francisco, California Photography: ©2021 Mariko Reed The homeowners lived in their San Francisco spec house for a few
True artists inspired by socially relevant modern design, architect Geoff Campen and designer Diana Ruiz designed a new minimal, modern, open home they would call their own.
Klopf designed a full gut remodel and major addition to bring the house into the 21st century and provide the living area needed for the client’s family.
Inspired by the Barcelona Pavilion designed by Mies van der Rohe, the combination pool house and guest house was designed to connect the pool area to the original design of the mid-century modern main residence.
The goal was to modernize and brighten what was a cramped and compartmentalized 1960s Brown and Kaufman home. Completed in two phases, several interior walls were first removed to open up the living space, bring in more natural light, and improve the overall flow.
In a sky-high condominium overlooking the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Bjørn Design’s use of a neutral color palette mixed with blond and dark-gray oaks, creates a relaxed canvas upon which is dabbed the client’s favorite colors – blue and purple.
